ABOUT ME

Cloud Computing

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Artificial Intelligence

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Renewable Energy

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Automotive

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FinTech

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E-commerce

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People Management

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Cloud Computing & Artificial Intelligence & Renewable Energy & Automotive & FinTech & E-commerce & People Management &

I eLEVATE ECOSYSTEMS AND MAKE THE SENSES CLEAR

Now, I lead pre-sale discoveries at Agile Design Studio and train in the Intro UX/UI course at Apollo IT School.

EXPERIENCE

Lead UX Researcher and Designer

2021-Present @ Agile Design Studio, an outsourcing agency

Product Designer

April-November 2020 @ Cisco, infrastructure and network software

UX Researcher and Designer

February 2017-April 2020 @ Freelance on site and remote

EDUCATION

Psychology

2017-2020 @ Odesa National Polytechnic University

Ukrainian Language and Literature, and German Language

2012-2014 @ Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

TUTORING

Youth Business Poland (YBP)

Mentor for Polish startups

DIA Design Guild

Mentor on UX Research, Design, and Writing

Apollo IT School

Trainer and lecturer on UX/UI and Writing

UniEd

Lecturer and mentor on UX/UI

ADPList

Mentor for UX newbies and experts

RECENT EVENTS

Cosmic Fuckups, panel discussion

Dec 13, 2024 @ UniEd

Long- and Short-Term UX Mentoring, panel discussion

August 17, 2024 @ Planet of Design Conference

Design Heuristics and UX Audit: Approaches, Tips, Commercial Opportunities, lecture

August 10, 2024 @ Planet of Design Conference

Intro to UX/UI, course

July 17-October 4 2024 @ Apollo IT School

The Value of Designer in Product Launching to New Markets, lecture

June 19, 2024 @ Apollo IT School

UI Designer from 0 to prototype in Figma for 1,5 hours, practical lecture

May 17, 2024 @Apollo IT School

UX Writing for Business Growth and User Engagement, workshop

April 6, 2024 @ Apollo IT School

Successful UX/UI Design Career on Freelance, Product, or Outsource, lecture

January 26, 2024 @ Apollo IT School

UX Writing for Ukrainian Services and Products, workshop

December 2, 2023 @ Apollo IT School

HELP, I Full of Data! How to Survive as a Designer after UX Research Study, lecture

November 25, 2023 @ UniEd

How UX Writing Helps a Brand Find Words that Work in Interfaces, lecture

October 17, 2023 @ Apollo IT School

woman portrait with yellow background
steampunk woman portrait

Portrait by Anna Aleksandrova

Services

STRATEGY

Product vision, goals, and metrics to meet user and business realities.

FACILITATION

Participative action kickoff, brainstorm, design, shareout, and retro.

RESEARCH

Continuous mixed-method generative and evaluative UX mapping.

TRAINING

Lectures and practical guides for researchers, designers, and writers in UX.

DESIGN

Service and interaction design from concept generation to development.

MENTORING

One-shot help or long-term grounded cultivation.

HEAR FROM TEAMS

  • Wendy van Thiel, Director of Product @ SparkMeter

    Daria is very productive in designing and delivers great work.When she understands the future vision, and the scope at hand, her designs are of good quality. And also a pro-active leadership attitude in understanding the impact when changing something in the flow. There is good user empathy.

  • Nick Tippens, UX Manager @ Cardlytics

    I can highly recommend Daria to any UXR team looking to raise the quality of their research, specifically in terms of attention to detail. Daria created the repository of our UX insights from the ground up on the Airtable platform and conducted multiple studies for us in an efficient manner. Her mind of research is natural and brilliant. She's always willing to speak up when she sees an opportunity for the team to work smarter or better, leveraging key user research insight. Daria would be a great addition to any user research team.

  • Tingting Feng, Project Manager @ Indeed

    Daria has been presenting her work in a clean manner, adapting to changing requirements and responding to the restrictions. She also does a good job of providing visibility to the team and stakeholders.

  • Sergii Misiak, Product Designer @ Agile Design Studio

    The working abilities of Daria ring my bell of Elon Musk’s quote from his early years of work: “We worked like hell”, which means a lot :) It seems Daria uses this approach. She is very productive, as I could notice.